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LINCOMBE BOATYARD
“ALL YOUR BOATING NEEDS ON ONE SITE”
• Annual deep water moorings
• Slipping and launching up to
30 tonnes
• Hardstanding and undercover
storage for 150 boats
• Shore power
• GRP, wood and steel repairs • Seasonal car & dinghy parking • Engineering and Electronics
WINTERS MARINE LTD
Lincombe Boatyard • Salcombe TQ8 8NQ T: 01548 843580 • F: 01548 843803 info@lincombeboatyard.co.uk
www.wintersmarine.co.uk
Lasting Legacy for Paddy McKillop
Paddy’s family would like to set up a training bursary – particularly for Cadets who may otherwise not get the opportunity. Paddy, who grew up racing with the likes of Simon Gibbens and Martin Payne, was involved with SYC as
a teenager and was a Dinghy Instructor with
the ICC. Paddy was always keen on people learning to do things properly, hence applications will be considered towards training courses; including Sailing, Powerboating and First Aid. For 2020 please apply to the SYC office by 1st May.
THE HISTORY OF CLIFF HOUSE
In the early 1900’s Andrew McIlwraith – a retired shipping magnate – purchased the recently-built Cliff House for his daughter, in the hope of luring her down from London. His plan failed and he decided instead to place the building in Trust, to help provide a permanent home for the Salcombe Yacht Club, of which he was a founder member. He allocated other rooms in the building for the use of the people of Salcombe.
One such room was the elegant Reading Room on the middle floor with its bay windows and staggering views which today – in keeping with McIlwraith’s legacy – is home to the Salcombe Library. It is also used regularly as a meeting room by the Salcombe Town Council, whose offices are based at Cliff House.
Alterations to the ground floor over the years have created a large Assembly Room and more recently other facilities have been added or extensively improved – a professional kitchen, a bar, a sound system, screen & projector – to make Cliff House suitable for any number of public or private events. The house has hosted decades of regattas, dances, parties, weddings, theatrical productions, public meetings and exhibitions and continues to be at the very heart of the community in Salcombe.
Income generated from the hire of the facilities, along with rental income from the Yacht Club, helps to maintain the building but
the Trust – a registered charity – relies heavily upon grants and donations to fund restoration projects.
Tania Thompson
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